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Fairbanks Pioneer Home News Issue 234 April 2020 staff when they report to work. We are also disinfecting common areas twice per shift to minimize the spread of germs. We have also had all staff review practices in handwashing, the proper way to put on/take off gloves, gowns, and face masks. While these are part of their normal duties, they all demonstrated these skills with confidence. In March we welcomed a new resident. Help us welcome Geneva “Jenny” Lawrence-Burch to the Fairbanks Pioneer Home. Please stop by and say ‘hello!’ and learn something new about your new neighbor♥ March in Review March sure came in like a lion and went out like a lamb this year. We welcome spring with snow that is Fairbanks for you! Due to the recent Coronavirus, or COVID-19, we have had to make the hard decision to close our doors to all visitors. We are doing activities very differently. It is our hope that we will be able to continue to offer some type of activity to help eliminate loneliness and boredom. Our most popular activities are being modified to accommodate space between residents. We already have had two session of Hallway Bingo and they have been huge hits! We will continue to try and experiment with various activities for the month of April. We are in the process of getting a mobile version of the Little Store going. Hallway Sing-a-long and Hallway Fit for Life are also in the works. We are still brainstorming ideas for our residents. We have been delivering to our residents, puzzles, craft supplies, coloring supplies, etc. We are also diligently working on our ability to have residents Skype with their family and loved ones. We will hopefully have that resolved next week! Gathering residents for Hallway Bingo! Ginny patiently waiting for the games to begin! To further our efforts in protecting those that live and work here, we have been screening
